Current Affairs August 2020

Centre constituted National Council for Transgender Persons

The Centre has constituted a National Council for Transgender Persons through a notification. The Social Justice and Empowerment Minister will be the ex-officio Chairperson and Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment will be ex-officio Vice-Chairperson. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Social Justice Minister would be the Council’s chairperson and its […]

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Ministry of Labour and Employment launched Logo of Labour Bureau

The official logo of Labour Bureau was launched by Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Labour Bureau, an attached office under Ministry of Labour and Employment, was set up on 1st October 1946. It is entrusted with the work of compilation, collection, analysis and

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World temperature record set in Death Valley of California

At Death Valley in California’s Mojave Desert, one of the hottest air temperatures recorded anywhere on the planet in at least a century, and possibly ever, was reached afternoon where it soared to 130 Fahrenheit (54.4 Celsius). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The record comes as climate scientists warn of the dangers of a

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Mysuru zoo got 3 African hunting cheetahs from South Africa

Mysuru Zoo in Karnataka has acquired one male and two female African hunting Cheetah from Ann Van Dyke Cheetah Centre at Johannesburg, South Africa as part of the Animal Exchange Programme. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Three Cheetah’s aged 14, 15 (female) and 16 months were flown in to Bengaluru from South Africa via

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India-Russia summit to strengthen defence cooperation

The defence industry cooperation will be one of the key areas of collaboration between India and Russia and it will be addressed at the upcoming India-Russia bilateral summit, as reported by Indian Envoy to Russia Venkatesh Varma. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Defence cooperation is an important pillar of the India-Russia strategic partnership. It

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DRDO apprised Defence Ministry about systems to be developed by Indian Industry

A delegation from Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO met with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to apprise him about 108 systems and subsystems which have been identified for designing and development by the Indian Industry only. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points DRDO will provide support to industries for design, development and testing of these

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India and AIIB signed agreement for Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III

Centre, Maharashtra Government, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed a loan agreement for a USD 500 million Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This will improve the network capacity, service quality and safety of the suburban railway system in Mumbai. The Project is expected

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AHSEC to reduce 30 per cent syllabus for current academic year

Assam Higher Secondary Education Council has decided to reduce of Class 11 and 12 syllabus by 30 percent for this academic year due to COVID-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The decision was taken in a recent meeting of the Council’s academic committee. This decision will be implemented for the students of 11th

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UAE connected first Arab nuclear plant to power grid

The oil-rich United Arab Emirates has connected its Barakah nuclear power plant to the national grid in a first for the Arab world. The milestone follows the successful start-up of the plant’s first reactor at the end of last month and launches the UAE on the road to meeting 25 percent of its electricity needs

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Navy reviewed operational situation at commanders’ conference

The Indian Navy has effectively carried out Mission Based Deployments (MBD) to protect maritime interests by deploying naval ships and aircraft at major and sensitive locations. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The geo-strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has seen a gradual increase in the recent past. Indian Navy regularly deploys ships

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